Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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