Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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