Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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