Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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