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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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