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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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