Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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