Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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