Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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