Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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