Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What 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 organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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