Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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