Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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