Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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