Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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