Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are 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 topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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