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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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