Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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