Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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