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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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