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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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