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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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