Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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