Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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