Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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