Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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