Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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