Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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