Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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