Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key 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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