Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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