Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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