Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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