Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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