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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and 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 institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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