Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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