Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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