Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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