Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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