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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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