Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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