Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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