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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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