Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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