Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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