Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key 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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