Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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