Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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