Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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