Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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