Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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