Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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