Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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