Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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