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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners 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 quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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