Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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