Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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