Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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