Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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