Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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