Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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