Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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