Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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