Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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