Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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