Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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