Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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