Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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