Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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