Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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