Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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