Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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