Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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