Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation 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 low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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