Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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