Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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