Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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