Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning enable students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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