Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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