Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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