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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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