Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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