Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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