Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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