Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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