Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that 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 organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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