Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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