Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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