Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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