Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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