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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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