Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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