Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores 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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