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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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