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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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