Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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