Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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