Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation 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 get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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