Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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