Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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