Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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