Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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