Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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