Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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