Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-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 assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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