Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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