Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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