Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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