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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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