Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Electronic Educational Technology