Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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