Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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