Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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