Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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