Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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