Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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