Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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