Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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