Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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