Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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