Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major 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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