Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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