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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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