Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology 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 education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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