Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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