Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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