Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners 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 a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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