Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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