Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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