Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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