Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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