Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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