Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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