Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open educational initiatives. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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