Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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