Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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