Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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