Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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