Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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