Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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