Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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