Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)