Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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