Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major 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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