Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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