Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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