Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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