Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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