Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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