Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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