Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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