Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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