Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. 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 MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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