Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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