Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What original 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 educators handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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