Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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