Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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