Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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