Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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