Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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