Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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