Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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