Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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