Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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