Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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