Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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