Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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