Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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