Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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