Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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