Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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