Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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