Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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