Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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