Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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