Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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