Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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