Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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