Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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