Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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