Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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