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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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