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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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