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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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