Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? 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 teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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