Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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