Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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