Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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