Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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