Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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