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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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