Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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