Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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