Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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