Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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