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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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