Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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