Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Moocs Education