Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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