Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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