Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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