Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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