Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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