Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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