Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important 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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