Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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