Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students 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 many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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