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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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