Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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