Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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