Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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