Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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