Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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