Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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