Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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