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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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