Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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