Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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