Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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