Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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