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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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