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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews 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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