Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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