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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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