Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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