Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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