Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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