Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses 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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