Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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