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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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