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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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