Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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