Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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