Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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