Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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