Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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