Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important 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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