Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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