Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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