Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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