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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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