Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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