Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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