Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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