Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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