Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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