Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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