Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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