Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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