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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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