Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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