Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning enable learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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