Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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