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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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