Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 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 we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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