Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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