Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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