Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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