Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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