Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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