Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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