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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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