Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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