Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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