Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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