Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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