Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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