Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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