Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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