Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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