Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and 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 we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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