Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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