Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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