Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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