Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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