Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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