Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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