Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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