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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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