Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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