Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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