Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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