Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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