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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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