Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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