Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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