Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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