Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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