Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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