Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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