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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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