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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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