Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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