Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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