Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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