Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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