Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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