Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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