Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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