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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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