Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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