Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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