Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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