Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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