Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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