Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping 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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