Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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