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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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