Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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