Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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