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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies 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 issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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