Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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