Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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