Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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