Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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