Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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