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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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