Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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