Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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