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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nepal to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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