Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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