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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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