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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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