Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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