Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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