Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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