Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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