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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about 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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