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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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