Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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