Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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