Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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