Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative 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 educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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