Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original 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 educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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