Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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