Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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