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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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