Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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