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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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