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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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