Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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