Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire 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 educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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