Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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