Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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