Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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