Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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