Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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