Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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