Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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