Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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