Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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