Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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