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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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