Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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