Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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