Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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