Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original 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 teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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