Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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