Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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