Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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