Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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