Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental 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 organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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