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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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