Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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