Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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