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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because 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 organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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