Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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