Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Online Education