Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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