Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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