Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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