Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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