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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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