Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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