Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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