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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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