Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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