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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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