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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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