Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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