Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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