Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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