Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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