Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like South Africa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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