Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key 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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