Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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