Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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