Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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