Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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