Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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