Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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