Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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