Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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