Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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