Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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