Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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