Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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