Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates 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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