Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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