Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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