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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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