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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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