Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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