Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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