Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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