Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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