Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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