Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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