Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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