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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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