Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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