Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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