Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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