Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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