Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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