Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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