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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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