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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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