Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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