Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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