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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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