Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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