Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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