Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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