Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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