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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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