Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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