Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students 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 a variety of subjects that online education organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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