Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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