Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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