Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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