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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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