Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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