Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with 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 institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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