Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative 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 deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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