Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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