Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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