Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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