Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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