Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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