Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Thailand to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental 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 educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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