Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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