Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines 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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