Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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