Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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