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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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