Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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