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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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