Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What 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 we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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