Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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