Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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