Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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