Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brunei to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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