Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iraq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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