Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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