Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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