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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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