Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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