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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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