Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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