Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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