Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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