Learn more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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