Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ball State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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