Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for facts 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 interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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