Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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