Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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