Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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