Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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