Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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