Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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