Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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