Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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