Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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