Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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