Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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