Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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