Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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