Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda 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 inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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