Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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