Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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