Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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