Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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