Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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