Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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