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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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