Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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