Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the key 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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