Find out more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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