Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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