Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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