Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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