Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tajikistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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