Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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