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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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