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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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