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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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