Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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