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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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