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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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