Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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