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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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