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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-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 guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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