Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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