Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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