Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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