Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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