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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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