Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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