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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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