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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Poland to conduct these MOOC classes? What 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 we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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