Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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